The Dodgers have cornered the market on Japanese talent — but one major star does not appear to be California Dreamin’.

Right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai, currently in the middle of a 45-day posting window to sign with an MLB team, downplayed the back-to-back World Series champions as one of his preferred destinations.

During an interview with Japanese legend and ex-MLBer Daisuke Matsuzaka on Japan’s TV Asahi, Imai addressed his MLB future — and did not mince words about the Dodgers.

“I rather take them down,” Imai said with a chuckle, according to MLB.com .

“Of course, I’d enjoy playing alongside [Shohei] Ohtani, [Yoshinobu] Yamamoto and [Roki] Sasaki,” Imai also said during the interview, according to the outlet, “but winning against a team like that and becoming a World Champion

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